Long Trip Alone
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{{Infobox album
| name = Long Trip Alone
| type = Studio
| artist = Dierks Bentley
| cover = Longtripalone.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2006|10|17}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 40:15
| label = Capitol Records Nashville
| producer = Brett Beavers
| prev_title = Modern Day Drifter
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008
| next_year = 2008
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Long Trip Alone
| type = studio
| single1 = Every Mile a Memory
| single1date = July 17, 2006
| single2 = Long Trip Alone
| single2date = November 13, 2006
| single3 = Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)
| single3date = June 4, 2007
| single4 = Trying to Stop Your Leaving
| single4date = January 28, 2008
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r859986|pure_url=yes}}|title=Long Trip Alone review|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|work=Allmusic|accessdate=July 2, 2011}}
| rev2 = Slant
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/dierks-bentley-long-trip-alone/980|title=Dierks Bentley: Long Trip Alone|last=Keefe|first=Jonathan|work=Slant|accessdate=July 2, 2011}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Long Trip Alone is the third studio album by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released October 17, 2006 by Capitol Records Nashville. The album produced four singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Every Mile a Memory", the title track, "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)", and "Trying to Stop Your Leaving". All singles went to the Top 10 on the chart. "Ever Mile a Memory" and "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" both reached number one, the title track peaked at number 10, and "Trying to Stop Your Leaving" went to number 5. Brett Beavers, Bentley’s producer, helped Bentley co-write all of the songs on the album. The album peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and number 1 on the Top Country Albums chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Track listing
{{track listing
| all_writing = Dierks Bentley and Brett Beavers, with additional co-writers as noted
| title1 = Every Mile a Memory
| writer1 = {{hlist|Steve Bogard}}
| length1 = 3:52
| title2 = Can't Live It Down
| writer2 = {{hlist|Tony Martin}}
| length2 = 3:23
| title3 = Long Trip Alone
| writer3 = {{hlist|Bogard}}
| length3 = 3:43
| title4 = That Don't Make It Easy Loving Me
| writer4 = {{hlist|Deric Ruttan}}
| length4 = 4:09
| title5 = Soon as You Can
| writer5 = {{hlist|Martin}}
| length5 = 4:00
| title6 = Trying to Stop Your Leaving
| writer6 = {{hlist|Jim Beavers}}
| length6 = 3:38
| title7 = Hope for Me Yet
| writer7 = {{hlist|Martin}}
| length7 = 2:56
| title8 = The Heaven I'm Headed To
| writer8 = {{hlist|Paul Nelson}}
| length8 = 4:31
| title9 = Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)
| writer9 = {{hlist|Rob Harrington|Rod Janzen}}
| length9 = 3:19
| title10 = Band of Brothers
| writer10 = {{hlist|J. Beavers}}
| length10 = 3:44
| title11 = Prodigal Son's Prayer
| writer11 = {{hlist|Ruttan}}
| length11 = 2:53
}}{{track listing
| headline = Yahoo! version
| title12 = Every Mile a Memory
| note12 = Alternate Mix
| length12 = 3:52
| writer12 = {{hlist|Steve Bogard}}
}}{{track listing
| headline = Urge version (digital-only)
| title12 = The Heaven I'm Headed To
| note12 = Alternate Version
| length12 = 4:42
| writer12 = {{hlist|Paul Nelson}}
}}
Personnel
- Dierks Bentley - lead vocals
- Steve Brewster - drums
- Jimmy Carter - bass guitar
- J.T. Corenflos - electric guitar
- Terry Eldredge - acoustic guitar and background vocals on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
- Rob Harrington - bass guitar on "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
- Inmates at Charles Bass Correctional Complex - foot stomping on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
- Rod Janzen - electric guitar on "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
- Jamie Johnson - vocals on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
- Jimmy Mattingly - fiddle on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
- Steve Misamore - drums on "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
- Gary Morse - lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar
- Danny Roberts - mandolin on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
- Tim Sergent- pedal steel guitar on "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
- Terry Smith - upright bass on "Pridigal Son's Prayer"
- Bryan Sutton - banjo, bouzouki, acoustic guitar, mandolin
- David Talbot - banjo on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
- Russell Terrell - background vocals
Chart performance
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2006)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|5|artist=Dierks Bentley|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 27, 2020}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Dierks Bentley|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 27, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2007)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007|work=Billboard|accessdate=November 27, 2020}}
| 130 |
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007|work=Billboard|accessdate=November 27, 2020}}
| 25 |
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=Singles=
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Dierks Bentley|title=Long Trip Alone|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2006|certyear=2006|access-date=August 25, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
References
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{{Dierks Bentley}}
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Category:Albums produced by Brett Beavers